· Venice Post office may be moved across street [Argonaut] · Geophysicist tackles mystery at Sylmar’s historic Pioneer Memorial Cemetery [Daily News] · Mortgage rates once again drop [LAT] · More on the Deutsche Bank slumlord story [LAT] · Uh-oh,… More: continued here
Read More »USPS could close one post office in Moraga
MORAGA — One of this city’s two post offices could become a casualty of the United States Postal Service’s cost-cutting campaign. The USPS is considering closing the Country Club post office on School Street, which the agency says could save about $187,000 per year. More: continued here
Read More »Clerk retires after decade at Creede Post Office – Mineral County Miner
Clerk retires after decade at Creede Post OfficeMineral County MinerCREEDE—After 10 years of service, many of which have been in Creede, another long time employee has retired from the Creede Post Office. While Nina Ingham will no longer be working at the post office, she does not have any plans …
Read More »Bruce Cockburn honoured on postal stamp – CBC.ca
CBC.ca Bruce Cockburn honoured on postal stampCBC.caCanadians might find Bruce Cockburn in their mailbox this summer, following Canada Post's announcement of a new stamp featuring the celebrated singer-songwriter. Canada Post said Thursday that a stamp honouring Cockburn will be issued on June 30 as …Canadian Music Hall of Famer Bruce …
Read More »From Microsoft, to Yahoo to eBay, flash competition heats up for Amazon – TechFlash
All Things Digital (blog) From Microsoft, to Yahoo to eBay, flash competition heats up for AmazonTechFlashOnly seven months after leaving Microsoft to join rival Yahoo, Don Bradford has joined eBay Inc. to fill a new position to lead the company's social commerce push. All Things Digital's Tricia Duryee wrote that …
Read More »Silicon Valley Engineers Stuck in Immigration Reform Limbo – Patch.com
Silicon Valley Engineers Stuck in Immigration Reform LimboPatch.comOriginally from India, Patel Patel worked as a product manager for eBay in San Jose for three years after the company sponsored his H-1B visa. Patel—his name has been changed in this story to …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Food Stamp soda exemption in NYC is discriminatory, says industry – FoodNavigator-USA.com
Food Stamp soda exemption in NYC is discriminatory, says industryFoodNavigator-USA.comThe beverage industry has accused New York City officials of unfair discrimination in a proposal to prevent food stamp benefits from being used to purchase sugary beverages. The use of food stamps, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition …and more » More: …
Read More »Colon, Ithaca placed on hit list
WAHOO – Two Saunders County villages may soon find themselves without a post office. More: continued here
Read More »Tagore to be commemorated in Lanka stamp – Hindustan Times
Tagore to be commemorated in Lanka stampHindustan TimesSri Lanka on Saturday will join the list of countries to have issued a postage stamp in honour of Noble laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Priced at LKR 5, the stamp will be issued to commemorate the poet's 150th birth anniversary. The postage stamp will …
Read More »1st American in space honored on 50 anniversary – Seattle Post Intelligencer
USA Today 1st American in space honored on 50 anniversarySeattle Post IntelligencerIn this image released by the USPS, Alan Shepard, left and the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury, are seen on the new Forever postage stamps to issued by the USPS on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at the Kennedy Space …
Read More »